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CheckPoint Gaming

CheckPoint Gaming

By: Bradley P. Thomas
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 CheckPoint Gaming is your go-to podcast for learning how to play board games, card games, and tabletop systems. Instead of giving quick overviews, we take a deep dive into the rules—consolidating, organizing, and explaining them in a way that’s easy for new players to grasp and useful for experienced gamers who want a clear rules refresher. Whether you’re learning Mahjong, Gaslands, or classics like Chess and Ticket to Ride, you’ll find everything you need to play with confidence.Bradley P. Thomas
Episodes
  • Dune: Imperium –Episode 8: Bloodlines Tech Module

    Dune: Imperium –Episode 8: Bloodlines Tech Module
    Dec 16 2025

    With this episode, it goes over the mini-expansion known as the Tech Module which allows players to incorporate the tech tiles mechanics without having to rely upon the rules and mechanics collected with that of the Rise of Ix expansion. This allows the mechanics surrounding tech tiles to be played without any of the other game elements that are connected with the Rise of Ix. And since it comes with the Bloodlines expansion, it includes elements that are pertinent to that given expansion. So with that said, we how you enjoy this episode.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

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    6 mins
  • Dune: Imperium –Episode 7: Bloodlines Base Play

    Dune: Imperium –Episode 7: Bloodlines Base Play
    Dec 2 2025

    With this episode, it is the initial episode on our series pertaining to that of Dune: Imperium – Bloodlines. It goes over the base play mechanics for Bloodlines as well as how to incorporate its elements into both the base game and Uprising. So with that said, we hope you enjoy this series.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.


    https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
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    9 mins
  • Cribbage: Episode 2 - Variants

    Cribbage: Episode 2 - Variants
    Nov 18 2025

    With this episode, it goes over a few variants that exist for the game of cribbage. So with that said, we hope you enjoy.


    Credits

    Writer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Producer - Bradley P. Thomas

    Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor

    Editor - Bradley P. Thomas


    https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming


    Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

    https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf
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    8 mins
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